Lead WordPress Engineer

Lead a dedicated engineering team and shape the technical direction of a large, complex WordPress estate. Own a major platform build from roadmap through delivery, working closely with product, project and client teams. 2 days per month in either Bristol or London, generous benefits, ambitious, supportive environment. A growing technology business is looking for a Lead WordPress Engineer to take ownership of its WordPress platforms, which support a large international portfolio of websites. You''ll combine hands-on development with team and client leadership, setting standards for a substantial, live multi-site estate. You''ll also guide a major platform build, helping artist teams create and publish websites more independently. What experience you''ll need to apply At least five years'' professional WordPress development, with deep PHP and WordPress core knowledge. Experience leading engineers and serving as a technical point of contact for clients. Proven architecture and management of large WordPress Multisite networks or production website estates. Strong custom theme, Gutenberg block and plugin development, including ownership of a plugin suite. Hands-on WP-CLI, Composer and Git-based deployment pipeline experience. Confident use of AI-assisted development tools, with the ability to critically review generated code. MySQL performance, caching and CDN knowledge, plus production AWS experience and working knowledge of Kubernetes and Docker. Good JavaScript, including ..... full job details .....